The MiG-29 air superiority fighter during the 1970s is manufactured by RSK MiG and the Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association Joint Stock Company. The MiG-29, 30 and 33 are known by the Nato code name Fulcrum. The mission of the MiG-29 is to destroy hostile air targets within radar coverage limits and to destroy ground targets using unguided weapons in visual flight conditions. The MiG-29 is marketed worldwide and equals or surpasses the F-15C in several areas.
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MANUFACTURER | Moscow Air Production Organization |
TYPE | |
Crew | One |
Power Plant | Two Klimov/Sarkisov RD-33 turbofans |
Thrust | 22,200 pounds |
Wingspan | 36 feet and 5 inches |
Height | 15 feet and 6.25 inches |
Length | 56 feet and 10 inches |
Weight | (empty): 24,030 pounds |
Maximum Speed | Mach 2.3, 1,520 mph |
Ceiling | 18400 meters |
Cruise range | 905 nm |
In-Flight Refueling | No |
Internal Fuel | 4000kg |
Payload | 4000kg |
Sensors | Slot Back radar, IRST,RWR, Balistic bombsight |
Drop Tanks | Drop tank with 800kg of fuel for 90 nm range Ferry tank with 1500kg of fuel for 255nm range |
Armament | Six AAMs including a mix of SARH and |
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